Which to use
“éteint” is an adjective and “éteinte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,153
- “éteint” frequency rank
- #14,395
- “éteinte” frequency rank
- 20548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | éteint | éteinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui ne se consume plus, en parlant d’un feu. | Moment où une bougie arrête de se consumer. |
Where the eye mixes éteint and éteinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. éteint runs 6 letters (VCVVCC) against éteinte's 7 (VCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses éteint with éteinte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: éteint is \e.tɛ̃\ while éteinte is \e.tɛ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “éteint” sits inside “éteinte”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
éteint is recorded at frequency rank #6,153, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.tɛ̃\. éteinte is at rank #14,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.tɛ̃t\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 20548, this pair ranks #367,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of éteint vs éteinte
Shared letters: einté. Private to "éteint": -. Private to "éteinte": -.
"éteint" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCC · "éteinte" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "éteint" and "éteinte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "éteint" vs "éteinte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "éteint" and "éteinte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "éteint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "éteinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "éteint" and "éteinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "éteins vs éteinte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #367,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.